Schools, buses headline early budget promises
NSW LABOR GOVERNMENT BUDGET PLEDGES
TRANSPORT:
* $452 million to increase bus services, including $56 million to purchase 50 new 'bendy' buses
* $150 million of above funds to be used for more regular school bus services in outer Sydney and regional areas
* Road upgrades and new signage around Western Sydney Airport precinct totalling $80 million
EDUCATION:
* $9 billion over four years for public school infrastructure, largely focused in growing suburban communities
* Three new public primary schools in west and southwest Sydney with attached public preschools along with one new high school
HEALTH:
* $700 million towards construction of the new Bankstown Hospital and necessary relocation of Bankstown TAFE
* A statewide pathology hub to be established at Westmead, the $492 million investment includes an upgrade to a high-security lab researching dangerous pathogens like Ebola and measles
* $23 million to cover an extra 3500 surgeries in the next year
LAW AND ORDER:
* $125.8 million for cybersecurity upgrades to NSW Police, $50 million of which will go to upgrade outdated hardware
* Victims' Support Service funding boosted by $227 million over five years to help victims of violent crime access counselling
* Upgrade of Downing Centre to create 15 new physical and virtual courtrooms and $48.3 million to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for additional solicitors
HOUSING
* $30.4 million crisis intervention package for homelessness services
* Extension of build-to-rent tax concessions beyond slated 2039 end date
* New guidelines to speed up construction of roads, schools and parks around developments
ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC SPACES:
* $110 million to maintain public spaces including the repair of Pyrmont Bridge and maintenance of fire trails
* Construction of the Newcastle Logistics Precinct for $115.5 million which will house wind turbines and electrical transformers used in renewable energy projects
* Commonwealth Veteran Card holders will receive free vehicle entry to all NSW National Parks
CULTURE:
* The establishment of a $100 million fund to find a suitable location for a second major film studio in Sydney
* $280 million to support the screen and digital games sector including rebates for NSW-based visual effects and digital games productions
NSW LABOR GOVERNMENT BUDGET PLEDGES
TRANSPORT:
* $452 million to increase bus services, including $56 million to purchase 50 new 'bendy' buses
* $150 million of above funds to be used for more regular school bus services in outer Sydney and regional areas
* Road upgrades and new signage around Western Sydney Airport precinct totalling $80 million
EDUCATION:
* $9 billion over four years for public school infrastructure, largely focused in growing suburban communities
* Three new public primary schools in west and southwest Sydney with attached public preschools along with one new high school
HEALTH:
* $700 million towards construction of the new Bankstown Hospital and necessary relocation of Bankstown TAFE
* A statewide pathology hub to be established at Westmead, the $492 million investment includes an upgrade to a high-security lab researching dangerous pathogens like Ebola and measles
* $23 million to cover an extra 3500 surgeries in the next year
LAW AND ORDER:
* $125.8 million for cybersecurity upgrades to NSW Police, $50 million of which will go to upgrade outdated hardware
* Victims' Support Service funding boosted by $227 million over five years to help victims of violent crime access counselling
* Upgrade of Downing Centre to create 15 new physical and virtual courtrooms and $48.3 million to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for additional solicitors
HOUSING
* $30.4 million crisis intervention package for homelessness services
* Extension of build-to-rent tax concessions beyond slated 2039 end date
* New guidelines to speed up construction of roads, schools and parks around developments
ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC SPACES:
* $110 million to maintain public spaces including the repair of Pyrmont Bridge and maintenance of fire trails
* Construction of the Newcastle Logistics Precinct for $115.5 million which will house wind turbines and electrical transformers used in renewable energy projects
* Commonwealth Veteran Card holders will receive free vehicle entry to all NSW National Parks
CULTURE:
* The establishment of a $100 million fund to find a suitable location for a second major film studio in Sydney
* $280 million to support the screen and digital games sector including rebates for NSW-based visual effects and digital games productions
NSW LABOR GOVERNMENT BUDGET PLEDGES
TRANSPORT:
* $452 million to increase bus services, including $56 million to purchase 50 new 'bendy' buses
* $150 million of above funds to be used for more regular school bus services in outer Sydney and regional areas
* Road upgrades and new signage around Western Sydney Airport precinct totalling $80 million
EDUCATION:
* $9 billion over four years for public school infrastructure, largely focused in growing suburban communities
* Three new public primary schools in west and southwest Sydney with attached public preschools along with one new high school
HEALTH:
* $700 million towards construction of the new Bankstown Hospital and necessary relocation of Bankstown TAFE
* A statewide pathology hub to be established at Westmead, the $492 million investment includes an upgrade to a high-security lab researching dangerous pathogens like Ebola and measles
* $23 million to cover an extra 3500 surgeries in the next year
LAW AND ORDER:
* $125.8 million for cybersecurity upgrades to NSW Police, $50 million of which will go to upgrade outdated hardware
* Victims' Support Service funding boosted by $227 million over five years to help victims of violent crime access counselling
* Upgrade of Downing Centre to create 15 new physical and virtual courtrooms and $48.3 million to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for additional solicitors
HOUSING
* $30.4 million crisis intervention package for homelessness services
* Extension of build-to-rent tax concessions beyond slated 2039 end date
* New guidelines to speed up construction of roads, schools and parks around developments
ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC SPACES:
* $110 million to maintain public spaces including the repair of Pyrmont Bridge and maintenance of fire trails
* Construction of the Newcastle Logistics Precinct for $115.5 million which will house wind turbines and electrical transformers used in renewable energy projects
* Commonwealth Veteran Card holders will receive free vehicle entry to all NSW National Parks
CULTURE:
* The establishment of a $100 million fund to find a suitable location for a second major film studio in Sydney
* $280 million to support the screen and digital games sector including rebates for NSW-based visual effects and digital games productions
NSW LABOR GOVERNMENT BUDGET PLEDGES
TRANSPORT:
* $452 million to increase bus services, including $56 million to purchase 50 new 'bendy' buses
* $150 million of above funds to be used for more regular school bus services in outer Sydney and regional areas
* Road upgrades and new signage around Western Sydney Airport precinct totalling $80 million
EDUCATION:
* $9 billion over four years for public school infrastructure, largely focused in growing suburban communities
* Three new public primary schools in west and southwest Sydney with attached public preschools along with one new high school
HEALTH:
* $700 million towards construction of the new Bankstown Hospital and necessary relocation of Bankstown TAFE
* A statewide pathology hub to be established at Westmead, the $492 million investment includes an upgrade to a high-security lab researching dangerous pathogens like Ebola and measles
* $23 million to cover an extra 3500 surgeries in the next year
LAW AND ORDER:
* $125.8 million for cybersecurity upgrades to NSW Police, $50 million of which will go to upgrade outdated hardware
* Victims' Support Service funding boosted by $227 million over five years to help victims of violent crime access counselling
* Upgrade of Downing Centre to create 15 new physical and virtual courtrooms and $48.3 million to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for additional solicitors
HOUSING
* $30.4 million crisis intervention package for homelessness services
* Extension of build-to-rent tax concessions beyond slated 2039 end date
* New guidelines to speed up construction of roads, schools and parks around developments
ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC SPACES:
* $110 million to maintain public spaces including the repair of Pyrmont Bridge and maintenance of fire trails
* Construction of the Newcastle Logistics Precinct for $115.5 million which will house wind turbines and electrical transformers used in renewable energy projects
* Commonwealth Veteran Card holders will receive free vehicle entry to all NSW National Parks
CULTURE:
* The establishment of a $100 million fund to find a suitable location for a second major film studio in Sydney
* $280 million to support the screen and digital games sector including rebates for NSW-based visual effects and digital games productions
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Trump has veered from proposing a swift diplomatic end to the five-day-old war to suggesting the United States might join it. A source familiar with internal discussions said Trump and his team were considering options that included joining Israel in strikes against Iranian nuclear installations. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told a Senate committee that the Pentagon was prepared to execute any order given by Trump. Israel's military said 50 Israeli jets struck about 20 targets in Tehran overnight, including sites producing raw materials, components and manufacturing systems for missiles. It advised Iranians to leave parts of Tehran for their own safety while it bombed targets. Arezou, a 31-year-old Tehran resident, told Reuters by phone that she had made it out to the nearby resort town of Lavasan. " My friend's house in Tehran was attacked and her brother was injured. They are civilians," she said. "Why are we paying the price for the regime's decision to pursue a nuclear program?" 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Asked for his response to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejecting the idea of surrendering, Trump said: "I say, good luck." People jammed highways out of the capital Tehran, a city of 10 million people, as residents sought sanctuary from intensified Israeli air strikes. In its latest bombing run, Israel said its air force destroyed Iran's police headquarters. "As we promised - we will continue to strike at symbols of governance and hit the ayatollah regime wherever it may be," Defence Minister Israel Katz said. Israeli strikes on Iran have killed at least 639 people and wounded 1,329 others, according to Washington-based group Human Rights Activists. Khamenei, 86, rebuked Trump in a recorded speech played on television, his first appearance since Friday. The United States "should know that any US military intervention will undoubtedly be accompanied by irreparable damage," he said. "Intelligent people who know Iran, the Iranian nation and its history will never speak to this nation in threatening language because the Iranian nation will not surrender." Trump has veered from proposing a swift diplomatic end to the five-day-old war to suggesting the United States might join it. A source familiar with internal discussions said Trump and his team were considering options that included joining Israel in strikes against Iranian nuclear installations. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told a Senate committee that the Pentagon was prepared to execute any order given by Trump. Israel's military said 50 Israeli jets struck about 20 targets in Tehran overnight, including sites producing raw materials, components and manufacturing systems for missiles. It advised Iranians to leave parts of Tehran for their own safety while it bombed targets. Arezou, a 31-year-old Tehran resident, told Reuters by phone that she had made it out to the nearby resort town of Lavasan. " My friend's house in Tehran was attacked and her brother was injured. They are civilians," she said. "Why are we paying the price for the regime's decision to pursue a nuclear program?" In Israel, sirens rang out warning people of retaliatory Iranian missile strikes. with AP An Iranian missile barrage has targeted Israel, including a "direct hit" on a medical building. Details remained sparse after the attack. However, firefighters said it appeared the medical building and some apartment buildings had been hit. The strike came as Israel struck Iran's Arak heavy water reactor. A report on Iranian state television said there was "no radiation danger whatsoever" and the facility had already been evacuated before the attack. Israel had warned earlier Thursday morning it would attack the facility and urged the public to flee the area. The latest attacks came as the US President Donald Trump kept the world guessing about his potential response. The Arak heavy water reactor is 250 kilometres southwest of Tehran. Heavy water helps cool nuclear reactors, but it produces plutonium as a byproduct that can potentially be used in nuclear weapons. Iran agreed under its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers to redesign the facility to relieve proliferation concerns. The International Atomic Energy Agency has been urging Israel not to strike Iranian nuclear sites. Already, Israel's airstrike campaign has targeted Iran's enrichment site at Natanz, centrifuge workshops around Tehran and a nuclear site in Isfahan. Trump told reporters he will not say whether he has decided to order a US strike on Iran, a move that Iranian officials warned anew would be greeted with stiff retaliation if it happens. "I may do it. I may not do it. I mean, nobody knows what I'm going to do," he said, outside the White House. Trump said Iranian officials had reached out about negotiations including a possible meeting at the White House but "it's very late to be talking," he said. "Unconditional surrender, that means I've had it." Asked for his response to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejecting the idea of surrendering, Trump said: "I say, good luck." People jammed highways out of the capital Tehran, a city of 10 million people, as residents sought sanctuary from intensified Israeli air strikes. In its latest bombing run, Israel said its air force destroyed Iran's police headquarters. "As we promised - we will continue to strike at symbols of governance and hit the ayatollah regime wherever it may be," Defence Minister Israel Katz said. Israeli strikes on Iran have killed at least 639 people and wounded 1,329 others, according to Washington-based group Human Rights Activists. Khamenei, 86, rebuked Trump in a recorded speech played on television, his first appearance since Friday. The United States "should know that any US military intervention will undoubtedly be accompanied by irreparable damage," he said. "Intelligent people who know Iran, the Iranian nation and its history will never speak to this nation in threatening language because the Iranian nation will not surrender." Trump has veered from proposing a swift diplomatic end to the five-day-old war to suggesting the United States might join it. A source familiar with internal discussions said Trump and his team were considering options that included joining Israel in strikes against Iranian nuclear installations. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told a Senate committee that the Pentagon was prepared to execute any order given by Trump. Israel's military said 50 Israeli jets struck about 20 targets in Tehran overnight, including sites producing raw materials, components and manufacturing systems for missiles. It advised Iranians to leave parts of Tehran for their own safety while it bombed targets. Arezou, a 31-year-old Tehran resident, told Reuters by phone that she had made it out to the nearby resort town of Lavasan. " My friend's house in Tehran was attacked and her brother was injured. They are civilians," she said. "Why are we paying the price for the regime's decision to pursue a nuclear program?" In Israel, sirens rang out warning people of retaliatory Iranian missile strikes. with AP An Iranian missile barrage has targeted Israel, including a "direct hit" on a medical building. Details remained sparse after the attack. However, firefighters said it appeared the medical building and some apartment buildings had been hit. The strike came as Israel struck Iran's Arak heavy water reactor. A report on Iranian state television said there was "no radiation danger whatsoever" and the facility had already been evacuated before the attack. Israel had warned earlier Thursday morning it would attack the facility and urged the public to flee the area. The latest attacks came as the US President Donald Trump kept the world guessing about his potential response. The Arak heavy water reactor is 250 kilometres southwest of Tehran. Heavy water helps cool nuclear reactors, but it produces plutonium as a byproduct that can potentially be used in nuclear weapons. Iran agreed under its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers to redesign the facility to relieve proliferation concerns. The International Atomic Energy Agency has been urging Israel not to strike Iranian nuclear sites. Already, Israel's airstrike campaign has targeted Iran's enrichment site at Natanz, centrifuge workshops around Tehran and a nuclear site in Isfahan. Trump told reporters he will not say whether he has decided to order a US strike on Iran, a move that Iranian officials warned anew would be greeted with stiff retaliation if it happens. "I may do it. I may not do it. I mean, nobody knows what I'm going to do," he said, outside the White House. Trump said Iranian officials had reached out about negotiations including a possible meeting at the White House but "it's very late to be talking," he said. "Unconditional surrender, that means I've had it." Asked for his response to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejecting the idea of surrendering, Trump said: "I say, good luck." People jammed highways out of the capital Tehran, a city of 10 million people, as residents sought sanctuary from intensified Israeli air strikes. In its latest bombing run, Israel said its air force destroyed Iran's police headquarters. "As we promised - we will continue to strike at symbols of governance and hit the ayatollah regime wherever it may be," Defence Minister Israel Katz said. Israeli strikes on Iran have killed at least 639 people and wounded 1,329 others, according to Washington-based group Human Rights Activists. Khamenei, 86, rebuked Trump in a recorded speech played on television, his first appearance since Friday. The United States "should know that any US military intervention will undoubtedly be accompanied by irreparable damage," he said. "Intelligent people who know Iran, the Iranian nation and its history will never speak to this nation in threatening language because the Iranian nation will not surrender." Trump has veered from proposing a swift diplomatic end to the five-day-old war to suggesting the United States might join it. A source familiar with internal discussions said Trump and his team were considering options that included joining Israel in strikes against Iranian nuclear installations. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told a Senate committee that the Pentagon was prepared to execute any order given by Trump. Israel's military said 50 Israeli jets struck about 20 targets in Tehran overnight, including sites producing raw materials, components and manufacturing systems for missiles. It advised Iranians to leave parts of Tehran for their own safety while it bombed targets. Arezou, a 31-year-old Tehran resident, told Reuters by phone that she had made it out to the nearby resort town of Lavasan. " My friend's house in Tehran was attacked and her brother was injured. They are civilians," she said. "Why are we paying the price for the regime's decision to pursue a nuclear program?" In Israel, sirens rang out warning people of retaliatory Iranian missile strikes. with AP
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Pro-Palestine activist challenges NSW over ‘ugly' anti-protest laws that could have a ‘chilling' effect
An activist is challenging controversial anti-protest laws in NSW, with lawyers arguing the broad and undefined legislation could have a 'chilling' effect as protesters and police are unable to determine the reach of its powers. Joshua Lees has launched a constitutional challenge action against the state of NSW's anti-protest laws on behalf of the Palestine Action Group (PAG. The new protest laws give police fresh powers regarding protests at or near places of worship and were brought in on February 20 – less than a month after news of the Dural caravan broke. Speaking outside court, Mr Lees said the laws were broad, undefined, and threatened democratic rights as 'almost everywhere' PAG protests was near a place of worship. One of a large legal team representing Mr Lees, Peter O'Brien, from O'Briens Solicitors, claimed outside court that the laws were not about protecting parishioners, and the legislation didn't comment on harassing, menacing or intimidating parishioners. He said it was a 'stretch too far' and undermined the constitutional right to protest that could lead to 'ugly, miserable experiences for democracy'. 'If police are given that … it leads to ugly, ugly results, and that is the real concern that we have,' Mr O'Brien said. 'It is unconstitutional. It is undermining the right freedom of assembly, and that is, I say, axiomatic and foundational to the right that we have in democracy.' A rally erupted outside the Supreme Court on Thursday before proceedings began, with Mr Lees noting this was a good example of the law's ambiguity, given the proximity to nearby churches. 'If the police wanted to, technically right now they could say we are protesting near a place of worship,' Mr Lees said. Minutes later, his supporters filled the courtroom, with Justice Anna Mitchelmore inviting them to be seated at the empty bar tables. Mr Lees' lawyer Felicity Graham told the court the language of a person being near a place of worship left police with a 'broad decisional area', and there would be difficulty in creating precise boundaries. Many critical protest sites were 'very likely' to be vulnerable to the new laws, the court was told, particularly given most protests take place in city centres both for the accessibility of attendees and also to draw attention. Ms Graham argued the imputed provision of the law stretched police powers 'beyond its legitimate bounds when analysed for constitutional validity'. 'At the heart of this case is a simple but critical question,' she said. 'Would the imputed law permit police to direct protesters to move on or desist from their protest action because they are near a place of worship, even if there's no basis to believe that any worshipper is obstructed, harassed, intimidated or caused to feel fear?' Ms Graham said. 'The plaintiff says in certain circumstances the answer is yes.' Craig Lenehan SC, also on behalf of Mr Lees, said the legislation could leave those who wished to protest in 'ambiguous positions'. 'It, we say, amplifies and intensifies the chilling effect of the provisions because in short, as Your Honour would be aware, it means that both protesters and police officers cannot determine the reach of the powers,' Mr Lenehan said. He described the legislation as having a 'cascading series of ill-defined discretions' with very broad police powers that could resign protesters to simply staying home out of fear of criminal sanctions. Mr Lees earlier accused NSW Premier Chris Minns of passing the laws under a cloud of 'lies and conspiracy' while speaking outside court, insinuating he knew the Dural caravan was part of a con job when the laws were rushed through. Rather than a potential anti-Semitic attack, an explosives-laden caravan found at Dural in Sydney's northwest was a fake terrorism plot with ties to organised crime, police later revealed. 'This entire Dural caravan episode, this hoax that was going on at the time – the Minns government knew actually that this was all part of a criminal con job and yet he kept the public and the parliament in the dark about this whole affair while he rushed through laws which take away our right to protest,' he said.
